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Mihail Nica Submits Samba Coulibaly in Opening Bout of Bellator 176

In the opening bout of the Bellator 176 main card, Samba Coulibaly and Mihali Nica threw leather. Nica came into the bout with a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) record of 5-0. The Romanian bruiser stepped inside the Bellator cage for the first time. As for Coulibaly, he was coming off a submission win over Christopher […]

In the opening bout of the Bellator 176 main card, Samba Coulibaly and Mihali Nica threw leather. Nica came into the bout with a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) record of 5-0. The Romanian bruiser stepped inside the Bellator cage for the first time. As for Coulibaly, he was coming off a submission win over Christopher […]

Bellator 176 Results: Rafael Carvalho Finishes Melvin Manhoef With Devastating Head Kick

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display today (Saturday, April 8th, 2017) will come in the form of Bellator 176. Headlining the card are Rafael Carvalho and Melvin Manhoef, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card. Rafael Carvalho

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It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display today (Saturday, April 8th, 2017) will come in the form of Bellator 176. Headlining the card are Rafael Carvalho and Melvin Manhoef, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card.

Rafael Carvalho and Melvin Manhoef meet in a middleweight title fight in the main event. In round 1, Carvalho pressed forward, and Manhoef stepped aside, but in the meantime, Carvalho poked him in the eye. There was a pause in the action, but things got back going. Manhoef caught him with a big left hand. Manhoef scored a takedown late in the round and worked him over from guard. In round 2, Manhoef came out and clinched with him. Manhoef scored a takedown, but Carvalho scrambled to his feet. Carvalho clinched with him but then let go and started exchanging.  In round 3, Carvalho went for a takedown but Manhoef grabbed the fence, and the referee took a point away from Manhoef. Carvalho scored a takedown.  In round 4, they kept the fight standing for the majority of the round. Manhoef pressed him and walked into a huge kick by Carvalho for the KO finish. Carvalho is still the middleweight champion. 

Anastasia Yankova and Elina Kallionidou meet in a female women’s catchweight bout in the co-main event. In round 1, Yankova pressed forward and threw world exchanges. Kallionidou was looking to counter strike with her. Yankova clinched with her up against the fence and land a series of strikes. Yankova scored a takedown with less than a minute left in the round. She landed a series of strikes from side control. In round 2, Yankova kept the pressure up, and they exchange for the majority of the round. Kallionidou clinched with her up against the fence to end the round. In round 3, they continued to exchange, and Yankova just kept blitzing her with strikes in order to get the win. The judges gave the win to Yankova by decision.

Djamil Chan vs. Valeriu Mircea is next in a lightweight bout. In round 1, they had a feeling out process, which led to the fans booing. Chan took him down and got his back. Mircea landed a series of strikes from mount, but Mircea pushed him back to guard. Chan dominated the round on top. In round 2, Chan came out more aggressive and throwing some wild shots. He shot in on a takedown and scored it inside a minute into the round. Mircea scrambled back to his feet. Chan scored a takedown midway through the round and got guard then worked him over with strikes. They were stood up after Mircea headbutted Chan. They exchanged then Chan scored a takedown to end the round. In round 3, Chan scored a takedown right out of the gate and worked him over with strikes from the top. Mircea scrambled up to his feet late in the round, but Chan took him down and got side control then guard to end the round. The judges gave the win to Mircea by majority decision.

Opening the main card on Spike TV is Samba Coulibaly vs. Mihail Nica in a lightweight bout. They exchange right away, and Coulibaly went for a takedown, but Nica reversed and took him down. Nica locked in an anaconda choke, and that’s a wrap.

Here are the results for this event:

Bellator Middleweight Championship: Champ Rafael Carvalho def. Melvin Manhoef via knockout (head kick) – Round 4, 3:15

Women’s Catchweight Fight: Anastasia Yankova def. Elina Kallionidou via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Lightweight Feature Fight: Valeriu Mircea def. Djamil Chan via majority decision (28-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Lightweight Feature Fight: Mihail Nica def. Samba Coulibaly via submission (anaconda choke) (Round 1, 0:36)

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Melvin Manhoef: ‘I Want to be Champion no Matter What’

Before Melvin Manhoef rides off into the sunset, he hopes to capture Bellator gold. “No Mercy” understands he doesn’t have too much time left in active mixed martial arts (MMA) competition. After years of putting his body on the line, Manhoef is hoping that tomorrow night (April 8) he can defeat Rafael Carvalho to capture […]

Before Melvin Manhoef rides off into the sunset, he hopes to capture Bellator gold. “No Mercy” understands he doesn’t have too much time left in active mixed martial arts (MMA) competition. After years of putting his body on the line, Manhoef is hoping that tomorrow night (April 8) he can defeat Rafael Carvalho to capture […]

Bellator 176 Weigh-In Results

Bellator 176 takes place on Saturday, April 8th at the Pala Alpitour in Torino, Italy. It will be the second time Bellator MMA has held an event at the Pala Alpitour in Torino, Italy. This will be a co-promoted Bellator MMA and Bellator Kickboxing event. The four bout main card will air live on Spike

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Bellator 176 takes place on Saturday, April 8th at the Pala Alpitour in Torino, Italy. It will be the second time Bellator MMA has held an event at the Pala Alpitour in Torino, Italy. This will be a co-promoted Bellator MMA and Bellator Kickboxing event. The four bout main card will air live on Spike TV at 3:00 pm EST.

A Middleweight World Title fight pitting Rafael Carvalho against Melvin Manhoef will serve as the main event while Anastasia Yankova vs. Elina Kallionidou in a women’s catchweight fight will serve as the co-main event. Rounding out the card is Djamal Chan vs. Valeriu Mircea in a lightweight bout and Samba Coulibaly vs. Mihail Nica in a lightweight bout.

Bellator officials held the weigh-ins for Bellator 176 on Friday and you can read them here:

Updated Bellator 176: Carvalho vs. Manhoef 2 Main Card:

Middleweight World Title Bout: Rafael Carvalho (184.4 lbs.) vs. Melvin Manhoef (184.5 lbs.)

Women’s Catchweight Fight: Anastasia Yankova (133 lbs.) vs. Elina Kallionidou (131 lbs.)

Lightweight Feature Fight: Djamil Chan (157 lbs.) vs. Valeriu Mircea (153.5 lbs.)

Lightweight Feature Fight: Samba Coulibaly (155.25 lbs.) vs. Mihail Nica (153.5 lbs.)

Updated Bellator Kickboxing 5 Main Card:

Lightweight Feature Fight: Giorgio Petrosyan (153.34 lbs.) vs. Amansio Paraschiv (153.78 lbs.)

Women’s Flyweight World Title Bout: Denise Kielholtz (123.2 lbs.) vs. Martine Michieletto (123.86 lbs.)

Catchweight Feature Fight: Nando Calzetta (154.88 lbs.) vs. John Wayne Parr (160.38 lbs.)

Welterweight Feature Fight: Mustapha Haida (157.52 lbs.) vs. Enriko Kehl (157.3 lbs.)

Featherweight Feature Fight: Gaston Bolanos (146.08 lbs.) vs. Luca D’isanto (142.56 lbs.)

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Bellator 176/Kickboxing 5 Double-Event Weigh-In Results

Weigh-ins for Saturday’s special Bellator 176/Kickboxing 5 event went down on Friday from Italy. Both cards will air on Spike beginning at 3 p.m. ET. In the main event, Rafael Carvalho defends his middleweight title against Melvin Manhoef. Also, the female flyweight title will be on the line in the kickboxing portion of the card. […]

Weigh-ins for Saturday’s special Bellator 176/Kickboxing 5 event went down on Friday from Italy. Both cards will air on Spike beginning at 3 p.m. ET. In the main event, Rafael Carvalho defends his middleweight title against Melvin Manhoef. Also, the female flyweight title will be on the line in the kickboxing portion of the card. […]

Bellator 176, Bellator Kickboxing 5 Press Conference Notes

A special press conference with the fighters of Bellator 176 and Bellator Kickboxing 5 was held in Torino, Italy on Thursday. It was also confirmed during that time that both events will air back-to-back on Spike, with the MMA portion starting at 3 p.m. ET and kickboxing at 5 p.m. ET. Melvin Manhoef challenges Rafael […]

A special press conference with the fighters of Bellator 176 and Bellator Kickboxing 5 was held in Torino, Italy on Thursday. It was also confirmed during that time that both events will air back-to-back on Spike, with the MMA portion starting at 3 p.m. ET and kickboxing at 5 p.m. ET. Melvin Manhoef challenges Rafael […]